Production drawings/plans

Planning & Production Drawings:Planning is key to achieving success in solving any design based problem. The depth of planningundertaken throughout all stages of the project is captured in the design folio and will have a directimpact on the quality of the artefact which will be produced. Planning is an integral part of allaspects of the process of design. Therefore, evidence of planning should be presented in all elementsof the process.

​INVESTIGATION POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

CHOSEN SOLUTION

PROTOTYPING/ WORKING

DRAWINGS

MANUFACTURE

TESTING & EVALUATION

PLANNING

ANALYSIS

Analysis and investigation will have been considered at this stage. This element will focus on thecreation of a prototype, working drawings and a work schedule.​Why create a prototype?Students should create a prototype at this stage for a number of reasons. The process of producing aprototype model;

Yields an understanding of shape, size, form and proportions.

Makes the process of generating 2D drawings much easier as they will have a 3D model to

work from. The prototype bridges the gap between 2D and 3D.

Help students to plan the manufacture of their chosen solution and may identify problems

that they had not envisaged.

Affords an insight into problems that may be faced when manufacturing the chosen design.

Offers the student the benefit of having something tangible to refer back to as they